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Solidarity and Radical Change
From: The Academic Boycott Movement
By Neferti X. M. Tadiar	November 15, 2016 Tags bds, Palestine, academic boycott
In 2012, Social Text published a Periscope dossier on Palestine by a delegation of American Studies scholars to Palestine organized by USACBI. The following year, the first academic boycott resolutions were passed by the Association of Asian American Studies and the American Studies Association, watershed moment for the BDS movement in the US. Since then, an increasing number of academic and cultural boycott resolutions and acts have passed in the US, as well as in other parts of the world, propelling and marking what is undoubtedly a growing and vigorous international movement of solidarity with the struggle of Palestinians against the conditions of settler colonialism and apartheid they are forced to endure, if they are to survive at all. This international solidarity movement is a committed response to the 2005 call made by over 170 organizations of Palestinian civil society for international civil society and people of conscience everywhere to participate in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel until the latter complies with the following demands:
• End Israel's occupation and colonization of all Arab lands occupied in June 1967 and dismantle the Wall;
• Recognize the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel to full equality;
• Respect, protect, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN resolution 194.
The above three objectives have served as guiding principles of local campaigns in the international BDS movement as it continues to expand in and through radical anti-racist, feminist, queer, and anti-capitalist political struggles committed to a project of global decolonization.
In reaction to the political successes of the boycott movement over the last few years, racist, Zionist, and liberal, as well as conservative, forces have launched some of the most vicious forms of censorship, repression, harassment, and intimidation targeting individuals, groups, and organizations involved in the solidarity movement. The attacks have proven the political significance of the movement (understood by Israel as posing a threat to its existence), yet at the same time have also had serious, detrimental consequences for the lives of those targeted, and to some extent for the movement as a whole. Meanwhile, critiques of the movement from progressive quarters both within and without, on issues of strategy as well as analysis, compel thoughtful consideration of the struggle at this current political conjuncture.
For this Periscope dossier on the academic boycott, we asked scholar-activists involved in the solidarity movement from within different contexts of social struggle to address the question of how the BDS movement, and the academic boycott in particular, might go forward. What political potentials should be strengthened and developed further, and how? How can we take stock of the solidarity movement's political accomplishments and challenges, and how might we forge a political vision of where to go from here? The resulting essays are not only rigorous political analyses of the BDS movement and the social and historical contexts out of which it has arisen and currently operates, but also challenging political visions of where it might be headed and towards which we should be striving.
As some of the essays here argue, meeting the three principles has radical political implications for Palestinian liberation as well as for the social struggles of other oppressed, exploited, and marginalized peoples committed to this solidarity movement. Sunaina Maira highlights the significance of the boycott for struggles within the US, in particular against the neoliberal, imperial, and settler university. She sees academic boycott and BDS as promoting and actualizing a radical vision of emancipation, linked to a politics of refusal and, ultimately, decolonization. Salma Musa foregrounds anti-colonialism as the central political genealogy for the boycott. Within this framework, she argues, we are able to better recognize histories that have been elided in current debates about BDS, including the movement's direct ties to anti-apartheid struggles. Haidar Eid points out that as a strategy of de-normalization of settler-colonialism and apartheid, the academic boycott movement is proving to be a radical strategy of decolonization in the wake of the betrayals of Palestinian liberation made possible by the Oslo Accords. Both Musa and Eid underscore the importance of BDS for indigenous Palestinian struggle as well as Third World internationalist struggles for decolonization. Kristian Davis Bailey argues for the important political potential that the boycott movement bears for anti-racist and anti-colonial organizing in the US, and, in turn, for the importance of organizing for the liberation of oppressed peoples in the US for creating the optimal conditions for Palestinians to achieve their own liberation. Bailey suggests interconnections that need to be developed further to advance a joint struggle, including links between justice systems predicated on racial and colonial violence, political incarceration as a shared strategy of race and class war, settler-colonial displacement of indigenous peoples and the economic displacement of Black and brown people through gentrification in the US. Robin D. G. Kelley provides a historical and political analysis of Black-Palestinian solidarity in the face of the challenges posed by charges of Palestinian anti-Black racism and Black anti-Arab racism and Islamophobia circulating on the internet. Kelley argues for the fundamentally anti-racist political stance that the boycott movement both stands for and requires, as a central, basic principle for resisting injustice everywhere. Finally, Steven Salaita views the academic boycott movement as a site of principled decolonial activity. What he sees is a movement that must always remain attentive to local conditions, and in this way always anchored to questions of justice, no matter how global the movement becomes. Ultimately, what will spell the future of the boycott movement is precisely its capacity to negate the very conditions that now justify its existence. In this way, we might say, the future of the BDS movement is global revolution.
Rethinking the Single Story: BDS, Transnational Cross Movement Building and the Palestine Analytic The Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie says, "Power is the ability not just to tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that person. The Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti writes that if you want to dispossess a people, the simplest way to do it is to tell th...
Strengthening Anti-Racist Politics within BDS Embedded within each of the three goals of the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS)--the right of return for refugees, full legal equality within Israel, and an end to occupation and colonization of Palestinian land—is an appeal to end racist and colonial policies against Pa...
Locke Down on BDS? Ilya Schapiro of the right-wing Cato Institute recently appeared on Chris Hayes' show on MSNBC to defend Arizona bill SB 1062 that would have allowed merchants to refuse service to LGBTQ customers under the guise of "religious freedom." Schapiro argued that private businesses should not be c...
Comparing American and Israeli Ways of War Over the last few years, Israel and Palestine have become major topics of interest and debate for scholars who do American Studies. This is evident in burgeoning comparative analyses of settler colonialisms, militarized borders, intersections of racialization and revolutionary politics, and ...
Neferti X. M. Tadiar
Neferti X. M. Tadiar is author of Things Fall Away: Philippine Historical Experience and the Makings of Globalization and Fantasy-Production: Sexual Economies and Other Philippine Consequences for the New World Order. She is Professor of Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at Barnard College and Director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University. Her current book project is entitled Remaindered Life.
The Academic Boycott Movement
By Neferti X. M. Tadiar
A Radical Vision of Freedom
By Sunaina Maira
BDS: Decolonizing Palestine
By Haidar Eid
BDS and Third World Internationalism
By Salma Musa
An Anti-Racist Movement
By Robin D. G. Kelley
Strengthening Anti-Racist Politics within BDS
By Kristian Davis Bailey
BDS Beyond Palestine
By Steven Salaita
Periscope Archive


Last month's once-a-decade World Parks Congress didn't talk enough about 'equity' when managing protected areas — but at least it's on the agenda.
Past congresses have shaped, and in some cases redefined, core elements of the international conservation agenda. The 2003 Congress in Durban was notable for redirecting thinking on protected area governance – starting a process that has led to recognition for many thousands of new protected areas managed, and in many cases owned, by indigenous peoples and local communities.
That meeting also made commitments to enhance equity in conservation, powerfully endorsed by Nelson Mandela himself. And since then, we've had the 'Aichi Targets', which emerged from the Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 Conference of the Parties, and which set strategic aims for global biodiversity from 2011-20, including Target 11 on effective and equitable management of protected areas.
So how far have we got, and will discussions at this year's congress (WPC 2014) have left a legacy of new thinking and practice on conservation's social aspects?
Perhaps not. Certainly, the congress did a good job of celebrating and reflecting on the decade's successes. But although there was a lot of talk about Aichi Target 11 and expanding protected areas with effective management, the other 'E' – equity – was barely addressed.
In truth, there has been much less progress on this in the past ten years. Promoting more equitable sharing of conservation's costs and benefits, and ensuring managers' commitments to human rights principles remain key concerns across all types of protected areas, but particularly in the tens of thousands of 'conventional' parks that are state-managed or that have weak models of shared governance. There, managers may see local participation in decision-making more as a cost than as a way to benefit local stakeholders.
Part of the hold up is that people are struggling with their very different understandings of 'equity', not only in conservation, but more broadly in the context of society as a whole.
What does it actually mean – are we talking about fair process or fair outcomes? And are we talking in terms of recognising rights, or balancing benefits and costs for local people, or reducing poverty – or all of the above? Why is equity important? And how do you assess progress?
Too few events at WPC 2014 addressed these questions and even those that did, including three events co-hosted by IIED, struggled to provide clear answers because there has been so little work on this issue.
However, the good news is that the challenge is now clearly recognised, and the draft recommendations from the congress propose specific efforts to tackle this issue.
At IIED we will continue working to promote wider understanding of the key concepts (building on related work on equitable REDD+), to support the development and application of human rights standards for conservation, and to develop social assessment tools for protected area management.
The IUCN World Parks Congress 2014 was held in Sydney, Australia from 12-19 November.
Phil Franks (phil.franks@iied.org) is a senior researcher within IIED's Natural Resources Group.
These projects are funded by the German government's International Climate Initiative, UK aid and the UK government's Darwin Initiative, and IIED's Framework Funders SIDA, DANIDA and Irish Aid. However the views expressed do not necessary reflect those of the funders.


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Is the gameplay similar to the older 2D Sonic games?
I've never played Sonic Advance, but I can help you out. Sonic Advance is a completely original game, not a remake. It does share some music with its Genesis siblings, though. It also plays similarly to the classic Sonic titles, though I've noticed from gameplay footage that it seems a tad slower than most Sonic games. It's still fast, though! I hope this helps.
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I hope SEGA will eventually release Sonic Advance on the Wii U VC.


"Everything is a lie. The State doesn't protect the victims," says Reina Ester de la Cruz Ramos, an eighty-something-year-old resident of the municipality of Santa Fe located in the northwest of Havana.
Reina Ester tells us that it all began in 1983, when the sea forced its way to her home and flooded her street and some adjacent ones.
Reina Ester shares her small flat with her daughter Zoraida and her granddaughter Estela. Zoraida shows us the single room of the flat, where they all sleep on a bed raised on blocks. Then she shows us how high on the wall the water raised when Hurricane Irma hit the area.
Then her face turns sad and she lowers her voice when she remembers her mom, Juana Ramos Tomé, who died after witnessing the destruction caused by the sea during the 'storm of the century', which had robbed them of everything.
Her daughter Zoraida also grows nostalgic and confesses that a similar thing happened to her mom during hurricane Irma in September 2017.
Clara Matos, a neighbour also living in the Calle Primera street in Santa Fe, claims to be another hurricane victim who has also received no help from the National Assembly.


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Small and independent: local charity works best
Small church charities are well placed to meet needs, but will the new government back them, asks Bob Holman
DURING the past decade, the voluntary sector has experienced significant changes. Of the 23,000 larger charities, most now depend mainly on state funding, in the form of contracts to run services specified by government. Nick Seddon, a research fellow at Civitas, the Institute for the Study of Civil Society, says in a withering attack that they have lost their independence, and should lose their charitable status (Who Cares? Civitas, 2007).
The recession has hit smaller charities particularly hard, as local authorities withdraw grants, having less to give. A study by the National Council of Voluntary Child Care Organisations examined 108 small charities, and concluded that ten per cent were "being forced to wind up or under serious threat of closure". About half of the organisations studied were "negatively affected" by the recession.
Many churches serve their community by providing social and material services. For example, the Message Trust in Manchester supports Christians who move into deprived areas to take part in projects, which must be owned by a local church. I went to Failsworth in Greater Manchester, where two part-time youth workers were backed by 13 volunteers. They engaged with 250 teenagers, some of whom went on to attend the church. I spoke with two policemen who were enthusiastic about improvements to the neighbourhood.
Dave Wiles was on probation for drug-dealing when I first met him. After becoming a Christian, he trained as a community worker, and is now leader of a Christian agency, the Frontier Youth Trust, which engages with hard-to-reach young people (his book, Stories from the Edge, Lion, 2010, gives accounts of this).
In one of the Trust's projects, a street worker established regular meetings with a 19-year-old drug-taking prostitute. The young woman went to prison, and later the worker visited her in hospital, and prayed with her, and the friendship deepened. There is no magical ending, but, as the worker put it: "She knew we were there for her."
Such examples are important for two reasons. First, most of these churches and projects are not reliant on state funding. I belong to Easterhouse Baptist Church in Glasgow, which has recently opened an extension costing £300,000. It is used by both the church and the community, but not one penny came from statutory sources. Activities are led by the minister and part-time youth worker, with other volunteers. They will not suddenly fold because of a cut in outside funding.
Second, this kind of voluntary effort is independent of state direction. I have studied the plight of asylum-seekers whose applications have been rejected, and who yet refused to return home to imprisonment and torture. Most were not entitled to statutory benefits. The only agencies able to help the estimated 26,000 destitute people in this position were those whose funds did not come from public sources. Christian projects were prominent.
One church gave special attention to women who had fled from rape and assault. In Newcastle upon Tyne, I went to a church hall that distributed food and clothes. I spoke with a woman who had been imprisoned, and had escaped. She wept as she told me that she had become a prostitute in order to buy food. In Manchester, two Christians run an agency in a church hall. It is unusual in that it has houses where destitute asylum-seekers can stay.
Too often, churches are judged by declining Sunday attendances. This ignores their community involvement. Research by Glasgow Churches Action suggested that they attract 2.5 million non-worship attendances a year in Glasgow alone. These include traditional lunch-clubs for older people and toddler groups, as well as services for homeless people and drug-users.
IN THE new Coalition Government, it is significant that Iain Duncan Smith is the Minister for Work and Pensions. I met him when, as leader of the Conservative Party, he visited voluntary projects in Easterhouse, Glasgow. On losing the leadership, he set up the excellent Centre for Social Justice, and devoted himself to the cause of those at the bottom end of society.
His main task now will be to reduce unemployment. In keeping with Conservative statements, he will finance voluntary bodies to develop personal relationships with the workless to equip them with skills and to help them find jobs (Comment, 14 May). But which voluntary bodies?
Mr Duncan Smith has noted that "The voluntary sector appears to be undergoing 'Tescoisation', with a small minority of large charities becoming ever more dominant." None the less, he will award them contracts, as only they can take on large numbers.
This leaves questions about two distinct areas. First, the financial squeeze may force him to shut down existing statutory work with the unemployed, despite good results.
Second, there are the locally run community groups, including Christian organisations, for which Mr Duncan Smith has expressed admiration. Their projects do not fit easily into government short-term contracts. Their strength is that they are in the hands of residents, who are prepared to work for years with vulnerable people, who later become paid staff members. As Mr Duncan Smith once conceded, they require small but long-term grants, not contracts.
I am not decrying the vital contribution of universal state services. But I would argue that small local charities are best equipped to meet neighbourhood needs.
Mr Duncan Smith is the right man for the job. But the huge proposed cuts to public services could increase unemployment and make the task of the voluntary bodies even more difficult. Moreover, these charities will join the protests if growing numbers of workless are punished for not getting a job by the withdrawal of benefits — as has been proposed by the Conservatives. Mr Duncan Smith could find himself in conflict with both the charities whom he is hiring and with the unemployed.
Bob Holman is a former Professor of Social Policy at Bath University, and the author of Keir Hardie (Lion Hudson, 2010).
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Q: Mac mini not booting with display port cable I have a Mac mini (late 2014) that I'm connecting to a 4K Iiyama B2875UHSU monitor.
When I connect it via HDMI all is good. But I also want to connect my Switch to this monitor and since that only has HDMI output that is taking the single HDMI input on the monitor.
So I need to connect something to the monitor's full size DisplayPort port. I have tried various cables (HDMI -> DP, mini-DP -> DP) but when I connect those the Mac doesn't seem to boot properly. I can tell because the light on the wired mouse doesn't light up.
When I boot the Mac without the cable connected (a mini-DP -> DP cable) it boots fine and when I connect the cable after it has booted I also get a picture without issues (proper 4K resolution).
But when the cable is connected (tried with two separate miniDP->DP cables) the Mac simply won't boot.
In the past this same Mac mini was connected to low res monitor with a miniDP dongle that connected to a VGA cable. So booting with something connected to the miniDP output doesn't seem to be the issue perse.
I've reset the PRAM with no luck.
I've tried multiple cables.
Tried both minDP output ports.
Is there anything that might cause this behavior?
Update 1: When I boot the Mac mini with the monitor powered off it will boot properly. After switching the monitor on all worked fine. It seems something is happening in the communication between the two devices during (re)booting.

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It's important to keep the documents you need to establish your identity, property ownership, and financial assets safe … which doesn't mean in your filing cabinet or stacked in a pile on your desk. While you may have digital copies of IDs and tax forms stored on your computer, you should also have a hard copy, in case the digital version is accidentally deleted or your computer crashes. Certain documents deserve a very safe place — like a fireproof safe — in case of identity theft or fire or a break-in. These are the documents you need to put in there.
Keep your original birth certificate and those of your spouse and dependents in your safe. If you need one for reference or proof of identity, make a copy to keep handy. Or you can order a duplicate by contacting the Vital Records office in your state. Keep any legal foster records or adoption papers in your safe, too.
You should never carry your Social Security card with you for identification. It should stay tucked away in your safe at all times, unless you need to bring it to a job interview or provide proof of your identity. Once you do, lock it back up.
Get a copy of your military ID, driver's license, or state-issued ID, as applicable, and keep the copy in your safe. You should also keep your passport or green card in there when not in use. Any other documents you have relating to your citizenship, immigration status, or naturalization should be kept in your safe, as well.
Keep your original marriage certificate and/or divorce papers in your safe. Any legal documents related to your marital status, such as a prenuptial agreement, alimony, or child support agreement, should also be in there in case you need to refer to them again later.
Should something happen to you that prevents you from being able to make decisions about your health, a living will provide instructions for your loved ones to execute on your behalf. This could relieve the burden on them of having to make a difficult decision.
If you have the power of attorney for anyone (such as an elderly parent), keep the order in your safe. In addition, if you have any formal agreements for caregiving or elder care arrangements, keep those in there, too.
If you qualify for any government benefits or assistance programs, keep proof of your beneficiary status in your safe. Keep any official documentation regarding a disability, workplace injury, or military injury in your safe, as well.
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Keep your mortgage papers or any real estate deeds in your safe, as well as the title and registration for any vehicle you own. Don't forget boats, trailers, and tractors.


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Post by bluedragon » Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:11 am
Following the work led by Brian McColl on Scottish amateur and junior internationals, I am now trying to list double internationalists (combination of amateur, junior or full caps). A triple internationalist would be great but we have not found one yet.
I have already received great help from the Pie & Bovril forum on the Juniors and I would like to know if anyone here can help.
The main sources I have used are: 1) the listing of Junior internationals (Scottish Football Historical Archive), 2) amateur internationals from the listings in the recently revised version of George Campbell's original work in 1989 ("Forgotten Glories") and 3) Douglas Lamming's book of full internationalists.
The only existing listing of double internationalists I have come across are in George Campbell's book and the SJFA Centenary book.
I am really just looking for:
1)	other possible players that anyone may have come across in their own research that may fit it into one of the categories and I can check out the details.
2)	The existence of any other listings, etc than anyone is aware of and to which I may be able to get access.
However, please feel free to question any of the details of the players I have already identified.
My view is that the list of Junior/Full internationalists is probably the one that is significantly incomplete.
The current lists that are:
The players who have won amateur and Junior caps while at the same Junior club
Gordon Armstrong (Troon Juniors) - 1 Amateur cap & 1 Junior cap
Angus "Gus" McMillan (Ashfield) - 1 & 2
William "Billy" Paton (Glenafton Athletic) - 1 & 1
John "Ian" Prentice (Irvine Meadow XI) - 4 & 1
William Stirling McDerment (Johnstone Burgh) - 1 & 1
James I Stewart (Greenock Juniors) - 2 & 1
The players who just won Amateur caps while at a Junior club.
Thomas Barr (Lanark United) - 1 Amateur cap
Lindsay Finlayson (Tranent Juniors) - 1
Alan S Johnstone (Irvine Meadow XI) - 1
Victor Matassa (Benburb) - 2
Alan McFarlane (Duntocher Hibs) - 4
Thomas McGowan (Duntocher Hibs) - 1
Robert "Bobby" Murray (Irvine Meadow XI) - 1
Edward "Eddie" O'Neil (Thorniewood United) - 3 + 1 as sub.
William Ritchie (Cumnock Juniors) -1
Note: For clarification the list is of players who were capped at Amateur International level for Scotland while signed for a Junior club. So the list only shows Tommy Barr's one amateur cap won at Lanark United and not the 21 caps won as a Queen's Park player. Similarly Bobby Murray (Irvine Meadow XI) was capped three times when playing for the Metropolitan Police.
The players who won amateur and full caps
Bobby Clark (Queen's Park) 8 amateur caps & 17 full caps
Peter Cormack (Hibernian) 5 & 9
Jim Cruikshank (Queen's Park) 2 & 6
Donald Ford (Heart of Midlothian) 9 & 3
Jack Harkness (Queen's Park) 2 & 11
David Holt (Queen's Park) 4 & 5
John Little (Queen's Park) 3 & 1
Peter Lorimer (Leeds United) 7 & 21
Bert McCann (Dundee United/Queen's Park) 6 & 5
Tommy McLean (Kilmarnock) 4 & 6
Ronnie Simpson (Queen's Park) 3 & 5
Notes: the club affiliation is where they won their amateur cap(s). Alex Ferguson (Queen's Park) won one Amateur cap but his appearances for the full Scotland team were in the 1967 World tour where the games were classed as unofficial.
The players who won junior and full caps
Pat Crerand (Duntocher Hibs) 3 Junior caps & 16 Full caps
Andy Cunningham (Newmilns) 1 & 2
Kenny Dalglish (Cumbernauld United) 1 & 102
Dixie Deans (Neilston Juniors) 1 & 2
Bobby Dougan (Shawfield) 3 & 1
Dougie Gray (Mugiemoss) 2 & 10
Bobby Hogg (Royal Albert) 3 & 1
Jimmy Johnstone (Blantyre Celtic) 1 & 23
Alec Scott (Bo'ness United) 3 & 16
Dave Mackay (Newtongrange Star) 1 & 22
Peter Nellies (Douglas Water Thistle) 1 & 2
Willie Pettigrew (East Kilbride Thistle) 2 & 5
Bobby Walker (Dalry Primrose) 1 & 29
Benny Yorston (Mugiemoss) 1 & 1
Notes: The Junior details include games played by the SJFA XI against other sides apart from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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Post by sureitsza » Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:36 am
James Lawrence (Glasgow Perthshire) 1 & 1
sureitsza wrote: The players who won junior and full caps
Thanks. I have now added him to the list. Many thanks for your earlier help that led me to finding the forenames of two of the Junior amateur internationalists.
Post by sureitsza » Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:23 pm
Alex Bennett (Rutherglen Glencairn) 3 (+1 to be confirmed) & 11
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Post by ScottishFA » Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:33 pm
A few other junior and full caps:
Matt Armstrong (Port Glasgow and Aberdeen)
John Brown (Shawfield and Clyde)
Jimmy Brownlie (Blantyre Vics and Third Lanark)
Donald Colman (Maryhill and Aberdeen)
Jimmy Gordon (Renfew Victoria and Rangers)
Tommy Low (Parkhead and Rangers)
James Raeside (Parkhead and Third Lanark)
Harry Rennie (Greenock West End and Hibernian)
Scot Symon (Dundee Violet and Rangers)
Amateur and Full:
William King (Queen's Park)
William Wiseman (Queen's Park)
I'm sure there will be plenty others.
Post by bluedragon » Sat Aug 19, 2017 8:45 am
Thank you both for your quick replies. I have added the current list of players capped at Junior and Full level at the end of this post and added the Senior clubs where the players won their full caps.
I am kicking myself for not spotting Jock Brown as I knew he was a double internationalist!
Some comments on specific players
Alex Bennett – the Junior records I have list him playing against Ireland and England in 1902 & 1903, i.e. 4 games.
Matt Armstrong, Donald Colman, Tommy Low – a first look of the Junior records do not have these players listed. However, we know these records are not necessarily complete and so these players may have been late call ups for injuries, not spelt correctly in the newspapers, etc, etc. However, we should be able to get the details from these clues.
Harry Rennie – the Junior records have him capped out of Greenock Volunteers rather than Greenock West End and so I will check that out. I think he won his first Senior caps as a Hearts player and so I have put him being capped at Hearts and Hibs.
Matt Armstrong (Port Glasgow and Aberdeen) ? Junior caps & 3 Full caps
Alex Bennett (Rutherglen Glencairn and Celtic/Rangers) 3 (+1 to be confirmed) & 11
John Brown (Shawfield and Clyde) 2 & 1
Jimmy Brownlie (Blantyre Victoria and Third Lanark) 1 & 16
Donald Colman (Maryhill and Aberdeen) ? & 4
Pat Crerand (Duntocher Hibs and Celtic/Manchester United) 3 & 16
Andy Cunningham (Newmilns and Rangers ) 1 & 12
Kenny Dalglish (Cumbernauld United & Celtic/Liverpool) 1 & 102
Dixie Deans (Neilston Juniors and Celtic) 1 & 2
Bobby Dougan (Shawfield and Heart of Midlothian) 3 & 1
Jimmy Gordon (Renfrew Victoria and Rangers) 2 & 10
Dougie Gray (Mugiemoss and Rangers) 2 & 10
Bobby Hogg (Royal Albert and Celtic) 3 & 1
Jimmy Johnstone (Blantyre Celtic and Celtic) 1 & 23
James Lawrence (Glasgow Perthshire and Newcastle United) 1 & 1
Tommy Low (Parkhead and Rangers) ? & 1
Alec Scott (Bo'ness United and Rangers/Everton) 3 & 16
Dave Mackay (Newtongrange Star and Heart of Midlothian/Tottenham Hotspur) 1 & 22
Peter Nellies (Douglas Water Thistle and Heart of Midlothian) 1 & 2
Willie Pettigrew (East Kilbride Thistle and Motherwell) 2 & 5
James Raeside (Parkhead and Third Lanark) 1 & 1
Harry Rennie (Greenock Volunteers and Heart of Midlothian/Hibernian) 1 & 13
Scot Symon (Dundee Violet and Rangers) 1 & 1
Bobby Walker (Dalry Primrose and Heart of Midlothian) 1 & 29
Benny Yorston (Mugiemoss and Aberdeen) 1 & 1
Post by ScottishFA » Sat Aug 19, 2017 9:19 am
Matt Armstrong played v Ireland in 1931. He was travelling reserve and stepped in for Renfrew (Dunblane Rovers) who was injured.
I've got Colman of Maryhill playing v England in April 1902 (and for Glasgow Junior League a couple of weeks later). Most newspapers spell it Coleman.
Low (Parkhead) partnered Bobby Walker of Dalry Primrose on the right wing v England in April 1896. He also played a few times for Glasgow Junior FA.
Agree on Harry Rennie's junior club. Unusually, he played as a junior international at half-back, and in March 1897 was a reserve for the full international team there after his move to Morton. He didn't go into goal until 1897.
Thanks Andy. Much appreciated. I probably would never have found Armstrong's late call-up. As you suggested I found Donald Colman spelt "Coleman" and I had just missed spotting Tommy Low. Sureitza has been in touch to say the note against Alex Bennett is because he has only seen the team selected for the 1902 game against England. That is the same record I have seen. Donald Colman was selected for the same game and so for consistency I have added the same note to his record in the following revised list.
Matt Armstrong (Port Glasgow and Aberdeen) 1 Junior cap & 3 Full caps
Donald Colman (Maryhill and Aberdeen) 2 (+1 to be confirmed) & 4
Tommy Low (Parkhead and Rangers) 1 & 1
Post by bluedragon » Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:31 pm
I wonder if anyone can help with a specific query? In the list of Junior/Senior internationals I had included Alex Scott (Bo'ness United and Rangers/Everton) 3 & 16. Someone has queried this and so I took a closer look and that is not correct.
We have three entries for Scott (Bo'ness United) playing Junior Internationals in 1953, 1955 and 1959 and all playing on the right wing.
The 1953 game might be Alex who signed by Rangers in July 1953 and so may have been farmed back out to Bo'ness and so still able to play for Junior Scotland 5 months later in December 1953.
The 1959 game must be Jim who joined Hibernian in October 1958 and may have been farmed back out to Bo'ness and able to play for Junior Scotland 3 months later in January 1959.
Who was the Scott who played in 1955? It cannot be Alex who was an established Senior at that time and surely cannot be Jim who was only 14 years of age.
I am off to look at it but if anyone can shed any light on it then it would be appreciated.
Post by ScottishFA » Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:47 am
It was Alex Scott in 1953 and 1955.
He was still with Bo'ness Utd, having been 'farmed out' by Rangers, when Scotland played Ireland on 12 Feb 1955, and was called up to Rangers on 8 March. He was 18 at the time, went straight into the first team and scored a hat trick against Falkirk on his debut on 9 March 1955.
Post by sureitsza » Sun Aug 20, 2017 11:21 am
Paul Wilson (Blantyre Celtic and Celtic) 1 & 1
He won his senior cap first then his junior cap.
This could be a rare occurrence in that order?
Post by bluedragon » Sun Aug 20, 2017 12:27 pm
Thanks to you both for the latest corrections/additions.
Here is the up-to-date list:
Alex Scott (Bo'ness United and Rangers/Everton) 2 & 16
Jim Scott (Bo'ness United and Hibernian) 1 & 1
Post by bluedragon » Sun Aug 20, 2017 3:17 pm
......and another!
Ian Wallace (Yoker Athletic and Coventry City) 1 & 3
Post by bluedragon » Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:38 pm
I am indebted to have been advised of a list of double internationalists on Wikipedia. I have checked this out. This had 17 more names than the previous list that was posted here but that had 8 more than Wikipedia. Here is the latest list of 45 players with the new additions and one amendment shown in bold. We now have a "Wembley Wizard" on the list – Jimmy Dunn!
Johnny Anderson (Arthurlie and Leicester City) 2 & 1
John Brown (Prestwick Glenburn Rovers/Shawfield and Clyde) 3 & 1
Kenny Campbell (Cambuslang Rangers and Liverpool/Partick Thistle) 2 & 8
Steve Chalmers (Ashfield and Celtic) 1 & 5
Jimmy Connor (Glasgow Perthshire and Sunderland) 1 & 4
Johnny Crum (Ashfield and Celtic) 1 & 2
Jimmy Dunn (St Anthonys and Hibernian/Everton) 1 & 6
Bob Foyers (Burnbank Swifts and St Bernards) 1 & 2
John Gilchrist (St Anthonys and Celtic) 1 & 1
Drew Jarvie (Kilsyth Rangers and Airdrieonians) 2 & 3
George Key (Parkhead and Heart of Midlothian) 1 & 1
Willie Lennie (Maryhill and Aberdeen) 1 & 2
Tommy McInally (Maryhill and Celtic) 2 & 2
Brian Martin (Shotts Bon Accord and Motherwell) 4 & 2
Hugh Morgan (Longriggend Wanderers and St Mirren/Liverpool) 1 & 2
Willie Muir (Glenbuck Athletic and Dundee) 1 &1
Pat Quinn (Bridgeton Waverley and Motherwell) 1 & 4
Nicol Smith (Darvel Juniors and Rangers) 1 & 12
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Of course, with his cricket cap, Scot Symon is a triple internationalist.
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From The Big Splash to Art On The Hill, Newport has offered up a series of events this year to promote the arts. As 2017 draws to a close I am taking a look back at a year full of art and culture across our city.
The annual celebrations of Pill Carnival and the Maindee Festival returned to large crowds this year. Music and colour filled the streets with these annual events which showcase the thriving community spirit in these areas.
The sun came out for Pill Carnival back in August, with community groups and local businesses manning elaborately decorated floats. Representatives from Pride in Pill were in attendance hoping to add to their ranks of fantastic volunteers, while local police officers interacted with the crowds to create a safe and relaxed atmosphere.
The Maindee Festival is one of my favourite events on the Newport calendar. This year the event gained recognition from the Love Live Music Awards, where it won the Best Local Event award.
The Big Splash is the headline event of the summer and this year a full programme of street performances filled the centre of town. If you haven't been, why not? There is something to suit everyone and best of all it is free.
The Big Splash saw the Riverfront overtaken by interactive activities, but this was not the only time the venue opened its doors to families in the name of culture and creativity. The Grow Wild Takeover saw a celebration of nature and wildlife, which included immersive theatre, art installation and sensory experience.
Alongside the regular events, new ground was laid this year, with events I hope will continue in to the future. The Newport Photomarathon saw budding photographers face the challenge of taking twelve photos on set topics within 24 hours. Over a thousand images were submitted for judging and all of these went on display in a free exhibition at the Holbrook Studio, and then at the Riverfront.
Another first for Newport was Art On The Hill, which saw a weekend of art celebration across Newport. Installation, sound, digital illustration and film were among the many exhibitions which took place across the city. From building bridges in the Art Gallery to a screening of The Shaman of Rust, once again this event had something for everyone.
These are just some of the fantastic events that have taken place over the past year, right here in Newport. Each of these events is important as they open the arts up to a wider audience and give a fantastic platform for local artists to get noticed.
Most significantly, the events discussed in this blog were presented for free. They show that money is not a barrier for people who want to access the arts. There is no need to travel to Cardiff or London to see young artistic talent in action, it is happening right here in Newport.
As we embark on 2018 keep an eye out for a return of these events, and many more.
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Limp Bizkit, Die Antwoord, Ben Harper, Jimmy Cliff & much more for Boomtown 2018
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A huge number of acts have been announced, joining the previously announced Gorillaz, for Boomtown Fair 2018 - Chapter 10 - at Matterley Estate, nr. Winchester, in Hampshire from Thursday 9th until Sunday 12th August 2018.
acts including Die Antwoord, Limp Bizkit, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Jimmy Cliff, Amadou & Mariam, Sleaford Mods, Enter Shikari, Skatalites, Morcheeba, Goldie & The Heritage Ensemble, Soul II Soul, Spice, Shy Fx Presents: Cult.ure, Groundation, Billy Bragg, Maribou State, Omar Souleyman, Dubioza Kolektiv, Fishbone, Nadine Shah, The Selecter, Bilal, Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart, Fantastic Negrito, The Herbaliser, Stereo MC's, and loads more. Check out the poster down the page.
The Boomtown Organisers say: "Those in attendance can expect to be taken on a journey of live and electronic music around the UK underground, via global stars and grassroots talent from over 50 countries across the world. Those of any age, young and a little less young, first timers or Boomtown stalwarts, there is something for everyone.'
These are just a selection of acts for nine of Boomtown's 27 main stages. More acts will be announced each Tuesday and Friday from now. 50% of tickets are already sold, so don't hang about!
Tickets for 2018 are on sale, priced at £216 a ticket + £7.50 Booking Fee + £10 EcoBond = £233.50. A number of coach travel plus entrance ticket packages are also available, from a big number of locations around the country.
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Humanitarian aid may be defined as assisting people in need, usually in a disaster area, with materials, logistics, and specialized skills. There are several agencies worldwide that have the ability to perform this mission. In general, external aid may be of great value until local infrastructure is restored to a point that it can be functional. However, it can be a burden if not done properly.
Images surfacing from disaster areas will always focus on the most visible effects of the incident and may not reflect the actual need for assistance.


BCA or Bachelor in Computer Application is a 3-year undergraduate program in computer applications which is a great deal often seen as equivalent to B.E. or B.Tech. in Computer Science. BCA program has lots to do with Computer Science and programming. Students are given knowledge on topics like Programming languages, hardware and software, computer networks, World Wide Web, Database Management, Logic, Multimedia etc.
Students who opt for a Bachelor in Computer Applications (BCA) acquire skills and information not only about Computer and Information Technology but also in communication, organization and management. One also get to learn programming languages such as Java, C++, HML, SQL, etc. Information regarding various computer applications and latest developments in IT and communication systems is also provided. The course provides sound practical skills addressing problems which arise from computer systems and applications.
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Even Arts and Commerce students can also join this course.
Candidates seeking admission in BCA Course in Alpine Group of Institutes, Dehradun should appear in Alpine Common Entrance Test (AGI CET 2019).
On the basis of AGI CET 2019 Rank candidate will get admission in BCA Course.
There is a huge scope in the field of BCA One can opt for job or can go for higher studies after the completion of course.With the rapid growth of IT industry in India, the demand of computer professionals are increasing day by day. This increasing growth of IT industry has created a great deal of opportunities for the computer graduates. Self employment option is also available. go for freelancing or develop one's own software if one has that much skills. There are many software MNCs (Multi National Companies) which provide job to BCA graduates. If candidate has a work experience and all the necessary required skills then he/she can hold good designation in MNCs.
After BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications) degree you can start your own business in India under the programme "Start-up" by the Government of India.
For those who are serious in working with public sector companies like Indian Railways and other govt. agencies should take one more year with the Industrial training institute (ITI) to get trained for working with govt. agencies.
Those who are not in the mood of starting-up their own business or not in the state to invest can join multi-national companies or can contact us with creative ideas and can be a partner with us while starting their own business.
These are the following higher education which can be done by student after this course.


I got these for my dog. She likes mostly everything so I like to change her treats up sometimes so she always gets something different. These are always kept in my cupboard.
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...A lot of people are heading over to Second Life where there is a good sized Uru Community. Some of the groups have grown substantially over the last couple of days, I have noticed as more "refugees" are coming in. I started checking it out this week and finally joined and was able to meet up with a lot of people I know. It has made it easier to bear the pain of losing Uru, knowing I can still stay in contact with friends and we can make our own enclave and lifestyle in another place. It will never be Uru, of course and I will treasure what I have experienced and all the wonderful friends I made there.
Anyone who makes it over to Second Life I am DMom2K Darwin and feel free to look me up.
Hi DM, yes - Silohwet and Brian have been working on their version of a bevin in SL...very nice, too - in Second Life you can replicate anything! It's a great URU community and just continues to grow there..
Thanks for the link Dudemom!
It's too bad that it's folding again though I must say I was disappointed in the content offered. They never offered us any new puzzles or exploration really. The fact that we could meet with friends and play the game together was fun but it was disappointing that there was no real content to the game other than eye candy. Did others feel that way too?
I wonder what the new online casual game discussed in the article might be? Maybe GameTap is one among the many companies Cyan is approaching with that game.
Until then, it would appear that the best way for fans to support Cyan is by purchasing Cosmic Osmo's Hex Isle.
Melanie -- No I didn't feel that way. I still haven't finished all the content offered, and I loved the ongoing story. I'd say my only disappointment was that I only saw the Bahro from a distance -- it would have been great to have seen one up close and personal, so to speak.
I signed up Dec. 29 only because of URU and because it was getting much more interesting. I signed up for a year, and here a month and a half later, it's all over.
I don't like Gametap's games, and in the fine print it clearly states "no refunds" so there you go. I wish I had had some warning, some indication that this wouldn't last and therefore could have saved some money. The only good thing is when I signed up they were offering a year at half price, if I had paid full price I would be very, very upset.
Flo, I would check with customer service. I thought I saw people posting on the MOUL forum that GameTap would do a refund but I think it would be from the time of the server shutdown on April 4. GameTap customer service can tell you if that is true or not. I plan on canceling at that time as I was there for MOUL only.
Becky, somewhere (I hate to say that but my mind has been so distracted from all this...) that Cosmic Osmo is coming to GameTap. I think Cyan's relationship with them also extends to making casual games that can play on GameTap (and as the article indicates, pay the bills) Possibly they will make other games to add on to the casual gaming list. I would hate to see Cyan go under but like all of us, they have to pay the bills..... so hard decisions had to be made.
One thread on the MOUL forum said that if they could have released the tools for fan created ages and had the main public city with the ablity to branch out into those fan made ages, than this might have taken off mightly. I have to agree there and an additional year of Until Uru would have been acceptable while they readied that material, but obviously that didn't happen.
I have to give a heartfelt thanks to all the Uru folk in Second Life who are adopting all of us refugees and showing us the way. They have made the transition less difficult and it is wonderful to be able to continue being with such extraordinary people. That was my biggest fear when this was announced, losing touch with all the great friends I have made.
I will cancel my membership (opened since the announcement of MOUL) for the same reasons. I haven't had much if any time to play this last year - but maintained a yearly subscription to support URU Live anyways.
I never got into any of the other games because I have hard copies or DL versions (or even both) of the ones I would play - the rest didn't interest me. Except for MOUL ... This is going through the whole death of URU all over again..
I wonder if one of the 'heads' of the 'boomer bevin' would maybe have some announced 'get together & say goodbye' days/evenings! Even some that are later for us in states but good for our members who are in other countries.....??? Is hard to know when 'boomer friends sometimes will be on and would be nice to acknowledge them and get a chance to say 'goodbye'.
I expect that there will be lots of parties as the time grows near for it to be shut down. Last time, when the Prologue shut down in 2004, as I recall, people spent the last several days hanging out together before the end.
It became a kind of marathon where people were going without sleep for two or three days.
Here's a link to gatorlaw's thoughts about the original Uru Live shut down mentioned above. Deja vu all over again?
When you log on to URU through Gametap, they announce that the game is shutting down April 4 but then they go on to say something about creating your own game etc.
Thanks for the info Dudemom, I'll check it out.
Since Gametap had their own neighborhood in Uru Live, I wanted to come over and give you as much information as I had on the closing. If you want to follow the story, and have questions or comments, here is everything that was said officially, including announcements and interviews.
February 6, 2008 - Ten Ton Hammer (a site for MMO games) reports on the cancellation of Uru Live. This is an interview with Ricardo Sanchez, VP of Content and Creative Director for GameTap. I think it's a good read.
February 8, 2008 - article by a tech columnist writing for the Spokesman Review. This is much more informative about what is going on with Cyan, and whether Cyan can run some version of online Uru themselves - short answer - legal issues to work out.
We are talking about this over at the Myst Online Uru Live forums, where I mod, in great, some might even say "excessive" detail (not me, I rather like the discussions). Come on over if you want to read or post. The threads in the General Discussion thread are the most lively, with every sort of an opinion it's possible to have. There are also annoucements of farewell parties.
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Thanks for the well organized links and thoughts.
It was just a sense of waste and loss to me (and I never expected that game to affect me that way in the beginning) when after all that testing - prep - the 1st incarnation of URU live ended. Now to see it build up and then happen again - well it is an adjustment.
I do think that Game Tap tried to give it a good run, but I really only supported Game Tap because of MOUL. I thoroughly enjoy the Sam n Max re birth - but have gotten it straight from their site and then as a CD collection when the year end release was available - so otherwise nothing for me there. Rand Miller is one of the nicest people in the biz, he is enthusiastic, creative and has a firm grasp on the importance of a healthy child in our internal Psyche. Though I have never been a deep fan of the Myst series, I respect his creative drive and do adore what he envisioned and realized with URU Live - MOUL.
Game Tap - well I am sure they will be fine regardless of this game or that. Anything that supports Cyan - I will on the other hand - be there.
Spent a few hours today partying in the City and then in the karaoke Bevin. Lots of fun to be had all over the Cavern.
The choir has decided to pull together a song or two to sing goodbye, probably at the St. Paddy's Day festivities. We weren't planning on starting rehearsals again until the end of February due to the crazy schedule of our director, Dom, so we members have kind of been on our own the past few days, trying to figure out what we want to do. It looks like we have a song in D'ni that someone was already working on and perhaps an Irish song as well. Nothing is set in stone yet. But I thought I'd share the info in case it makes a difference in people canceling their subscriptions later rather than earlier.
I, too, have a persona in Second Life. I created it months ago but wasn't overly impressed with the game or the people I met so I never went back after my first attempt. However, knowing that so many of my MOUL friends will be heading there makes me willing to give it another shot. My SL name is Lark McGinnis.
Just a note to those seeking a refund.. please contact customer service via either phone or webchat before going off of policy. My understanding is that exceptions are being made in this situation.
Macnbc is a Moderator over at GameTap, and as a fan and member of the MO:UL forums as well, has been especially helpful during these sad times. If anyone has questions about a refund, I would try as he suggests and contact customer service. Hopefully, you'll be one of the exceptions.
I just tried SL again and I am so lost. I'm hoping one of you will be there at some point tomorrow to show me the ropes. I added the Myst groups I wanted to join but I can't figure out how to actually get to the physical locations where the MOUL refugees are. I'm trapped in a Celtic jewelry shop. Not a bad place to be, granted, except a vampire showed up tonight and I was a bit weirded out.
I originally joined gametap just for Uru also but luckily have enjoyed their rpg's. They have no adventure games that I want to play since any I'm interested in, I own. Their selection of adventures really stinks. I may try Sam and Max though I really don't care for cartoons usually.
Like I said though, I really was happy to see several rpg's I don't own there that I like. It's very disappointing for those who don't play anything but adventures though and I certainly hope they will give refunds.
Mszv -- thanks for all those links!
Thanks mszv for the links making a new tidy summary. Seeing the "old timers" mszv,gatorlaw and which2 on this thread underlines how important Uru has been to the gaming community. I am glad that I have been a part of it and still have hopes that somehow the idea of Uru will live on in some way.
gamenut-we are all "heads" of the Boomer Bevin, so just name a time. We still have St Paddy's Day and now a choir concert to look forward to. I guarantee that as April approaches you will see many online.
Of course we will have a final farewell party. So many old and new friends, such a helpful and caring group-how can we not gather to celebrate the hours we have all spent together!
I will sure miss my friends made in MOUL!!! wah-wah..... I too joined GameTap just for Moul. BUT am so glad Gameboomers is here!!!
... "It was doing okay; it would have continued to do okay. But we weren't going to be able to financially support it to create enough content to make it a fabulous game."
I guess it's not just you Celtic, I thought it was a fabulous game for an MMO too!!
There are not as many people interested in an adventure MMO as our initial research led us to believe."
I don't know if they assessed their audience correctly. It isn't simply "everyone who liked Myst" because many of those who liked Myst enjoy a solitary game experience. Uru Live and its puzzles that had to be solved by groups of people did not supply that. In fact I get the impression that most of Uru Live's fans enjoyed the social aspect more than they did the adventure game part.
And since it was a new concept, they really had to give it more than a year or two to find its audience. In fact, aside from people I communicate with online, I don't think anyone I know has even heard of Uru Live.
I think you are absolutely right, Jenny. I have quite a few URU friends who don't have all the ages solved. They played the games years ago and are now enjoying helping others and being social. For me, while I enjoyed the gaming aspect, I also loved the "extra" stuff like the Cavern Choir and the karaoke nights.
I agree that more time to work out the kinks and get the word out would have been very helpful.
I'm not really very knowledgeable here because I never could get UL to work for me, but I've wondered if maybe the idea of having to have a bunch of people working together on a puzzle was a mistake. I know with UU, it was the social aspect that drew so many people, and it was fun to help someone with a problem, but trying to get a bunch of people (I read something about one puzzle taking eight people, surely that's not correct?) together at one time might be a problem. I know that some of the rpg games do that--my older son was really involved in one of them about four or five years ago, and had a whole group that played together, but they just came and went in the game, there didn't have to be any specific number present at one time.


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Kirti Saboo Bagaria is a Partner and the founding member of RedSeer, along with Anil Kumar (CEO and founder). She was looking to create an impact in the Indian consulting space and worked together with founder Anil Kumar during the seed stage of the firm, to build the home-grown consulting brand RedSeer, from late 2008, long before RedSeer was formally incorporated in May 2009.
"It's an organisation which gives you many opportunities to excel and also empowers to achieve organisational and personal goals simultaneously. RedSeer treats you as an Entrepreneur. It's a place for those who want to be self-driven."
Get to know Kirti
Kirti hails from a small town in Jharkhand where she studied in a Hindi medium school. She overcame adverse circumstances, excelling academically, and went on to study in prestigious educational institutes – Lady Shri Ram College for Women (Delhi) and Indian School of Business (ISB, Hyderabad).
She has worked with ivy league consulting firms such as McKinsey & Co. and The Parthenon Group (London, UK), as well as start-ups such as Zinnov Management Consulting in addition to RedSeer.
Kirti has worked across sectors and functions areas such as growth strategy, cross-portfolio synergies, organization redesign/ restructuring, competitive strategy, offshoring and outsourcing strategy, etc. During her tenure with The Parthenon Group, as a Principal in the London office, she not only gained international exposure and cross-cultural experience, but got the opportunity of a lifetime, to re-structure the healthcare system of a key Emirate of UAE, and positively impact the lives of millions of blue-collar workers.
In her past time, Kirti likes to compose poems, design jewellery, and do story telling for her son.
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Nick Martin, ESG Advisory Services Lead, Antea Group USA, Named to 2021 Environment+Energy Leader 100 Honoree List
ST. PAUL, Minn. --News Direct-- Antea Group
ST. PAUL, Minn., December 1, 2021 /3BL Media/ - Antea Group announced that Nick Martin, Senior Consultant and ESG Advisory Services Lead, has been named to the 2021 Environment+Energy Leader 100.
Nick Martin is the Solution Leader for Antea Group's newest offering, ESG Advisory Services, having previously served as Sustainability Practice Leader since 2014. His focus is on optimizing tools, processes and teams associated with Antea Group's 7-step approach to developing and implementing an ESG strategy. Nick and the ESG Advisory Services team work in partnership with and advise many of the world's most sustainable companies to address global and local ESG challenges. He has extensive experience supporting private and public organizations with translating their sustainability-related aspirations into successful strategies and measurable objectives. Nick is also the Executive Director for the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) which brings together global leaders in the beverage industry to advance the sector's environmental sustainability.
"The Honorees on the annual list show groundbreaking work and dedication to the field of sustainability and energy management," says Paul Nastu, President of Environment+Energy Leader. "We're thrilled to recognize this year's Honorees and congratulate all who made the list."
Now in its fifth year, the annual Environment+Energy Leader 100 recognizes those environment and energy "doers" who break trail in creating new solutions, programs, platforms, best practices and products to help their companies – or other companies – achieve greater success in commercial and industrial environment and energy management. And it doesn't just celebrate the C-suite, but includes those top managers and in-the-trenches team members who are working diligently behind the scenes and shaping the industry. Nominations are open to the public and the final honoree list is selected by Environment+Energy Leader. See this year's honorees and past honorees here.
Nominations for the E+E 100 are made by Environment+Energy Leader readers and others that work in the industry, are vetted and then Environment+Energy Leader team and a select group of advisors from the industry make the final Honoree selections.
About Antea Group
Antea®Group is an environment, health, safety, and sustainability consulting firm. By combining strategic thinking and multidisciplinary perspectives with technical expertise, we do more than effectively solve client challenges; we deliver sustainable results for a better future. We work in partnership with and advise many of the world's most sustainable companies to address ESG-business challenges in a way that fits their pace and unique objectives. Our consultants equip organizations to better understand threats, capture opportunities and find their position of strength. Lastly, we maintain a global perspective on ESG issues through, not only our work with multinational clients, but also through our sister organizations in Europe, Asia, and Latin America and as a founding member of the Inogen Alliance.
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For fifteen years, Environment+Energy Leader (www.environmentenergyleader.com) has provided news, best practices and research that has influenced environment, energy and sustainability conversations–and powered decision-making. We have a wide range of professional resources, including our website, newsletters, awards programs, webinars, reports, white papers and conferences to help you tackle environment and energy management challenges in order to reduce costs, increase efficiency and minimize resource waste. Environment+Energy Leader is published by Business Sector Media LLC.
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Russia on Thursday dismissed warnings that the United States could restrict electronics supplies if Moscow attacks Ukraine, saying any such measures would mostly hurt the manufacturers. Washington has threatened wide-ranging sanctions to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine after Moscow massed tens of thousands of troops near its neighbour. Russia denies planning a new military offensive.
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3 Bed Semi-detached House For Sale In Wokingham, Berkshire
Light, bright and airy - I`m not sure we have seen many three bedroom semi-detached homes that have the impressive curb appeal that this home has.....It sits perfectly on a fantastic corner plot so you have a true feel of both space and privacy, which in itself, is hard to find on more modern develo...
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3 Bed Link-detached House For Sale In Wokingham, Berkshire
Located on the popular Glebe Park development is this extremely well-presented link detached family home. The property is conveniently located for access to Wokingham town centre, mainline railway station and Cantley Park and has undergone considerable improvement and extension by the current owners...
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4 Bed Detached House For Sale In Wokingham, Berkshire
Skilfully designed to take full advantage of the plot and the outlook over Cavendish Park this home has a unique and endearing character with a spacious and light feel.The principle rooms enjoy views over the park, originally constructed by award winning Bewley Homes their attention to detail and qu...
Wokingham in Berkshire (United Kingdom), Rg41 4ej
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Impressive semi detached - Offered to the market with no onward chain complications is this superb example of an extended semi detached home conveniently located within the heart of the Joel Park development.If you are not yet familiar with the Joel Part development, I will give you a very brief ove...
Wokingham in Berkshire (United Kingdom), Rg41 1nl
Offered to the market with no onward chain and for the first time, this detached family home is situated at the end of a cul-de-sac. The accommodation comprises a living room, dining room, re fitted kitchen with a utility room, WC, double garage and four double bedrooms on the first floor. The maste...
Wokingham in Berkshire (United Kingdom), Rg40 4er
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Great living space - This is a lovely tucked away position on the popular Woosehill development, so please don`t miss out. This property was originally a two bedroom house that`s been extended buy the current owner into three bedrooms, and in this area are incredibly desirable and the improvements t...
Wokingham in Berkshire (United Kingdom), Rg41 3ge
Property DescriptionWith so much to offer this detached home is situated off Kiln Ride, offers four g/floor reception rooms, four beds, en-suite, parking gardens, no chain
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No onward chainRequiring modernisation throughout this spacious family home sits on a nice plot and is situated on the popular Bean Oak development. The property could be a perfect opportunity to extend (STPP). It is within easy reach of Wokingham town centre as well as popular primary and secondary...
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Built by Premier House builder Antler Homes this property has been maintained in "showhome" condition and is presented in immaculate order both inside and out.Brought new by the current owners, they took the opportunity to make some specification and design improvements not least of which was to re-...
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Beautiful Character home in the heart of Wokingham Town Centre. Available with no onward chain and presented in excellent order throughout. The property gives any potential buyer spacious accommodation throughout and also has the added benefits of off road parking, large garden and studio. EPC Ratin...
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Berkshire ( (listen) BARK-shər, -sheer; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by the Queen as the Royal County of Berkshire in 1957 because of the presence of Windsor Castle, and letters patent were issued in 1974. Berkshire is a county of historic origin, a ceremonial county and a non-metropolitan county without a county council. The county town is Reading. The River Thames formed the historic northern boundary, from Buscot in the west to Old Windsor in the east. The historic county therefore includes territory that is now administered by the Vale of White Horse and parts of South Oxfordshire in Oxfordshire, but excludes Caversham, Slough and five less populous settlements in the east of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. All the changes mentioned, apart from the change to Caversham, took place in 1974. The towns of Abingdon, Didcot, Faringdon, Wallingford and Wantage were transferred to Oxfordshire, the six places joining came from Buckinghamshire. Berkshire County Council was the main local government of most areas from 1889 to 1998 and was based in Reading, the county town which had its own County Borough administration (1888-1974). Since 1998, Berkshire has been governed by the six unitary authorities of Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham. The ceremonial county borders Oxfordshire (to the north), Buckinghamshire (to the north-east), Greater London (to the east), Surrey (to the south-east), Wiltshire (to the west) and Hampshire (to the south). No part of the county is more than 8.5 miles (13.7 km) from the M4 motorway.
A house is a building that functions as a home, ranging from simple dwellings such as rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes and the improvised shacks in shantytowns to complex, fixed structures of wood, brick, concrete or other materials containing plumbing, ventilation and electrical systems.[1][2] Houses use a range of different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space. Houses may have doors or locks to secure the dwelling space and protect its inhabitants and contents from burglars or other trespassers. Most conventional modern houses in Western cultures will contain one or more bedrooms and bathrooms, a kitchen or cooking area, and a living room. A house may have a separate dining room, or the eating area may be integrated into another room. Some large houses in North America have a recreation room. In traditional agriculture-oriented societies, domestic animals such as chickens or larger livestock (like cattle) may share part of the house with humans. The social unit that lives in a house is known as a household. Most commonly, a household is a family unit of some kind, although households may also be other social groups, such as roommates or, in a rooming house, unconnected individuals. Some houses only have a dwelling space for one family or similar-sized group; larger houses called townhouses or row houses may contain numerous family dwellings in the same structure. A house may be accompanied by outbuildings, such as a garage for vehicles or a shed for gardening equipment and tools. A house may have a backyard or frontyard, which serve as additional areas where inhabitants can relax or eat.


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Ken Fulk Designs for an Art Collector in San Francisco
When a prominent art collector and philanthropist set about revamping his 1912 Ernest Coxhead–designed house in San Francisco's Presidio Heights neighborhood, he called interior designer Ken Fulk. At the 9,000-square-foot three-story house and its new east wing, with horizontal bands of windows facing Presidio Park, Fulk has infused each room with an Oscar Wilde–inspired theatrical aestheticism. "I have a strong sense of tradition, but why not mix it up?" Fulk says. "This house isn't like any other I've done. It's a crazy mash-up of different styles that could have gone wrong but didn't."
The designer filled the house with rarefied designs from the likes of Tommi Parzinger, T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and William Haines, with restful photographs by Stephen Galloway and Todd Hido. In the living room, gray-blue walls look "as if the San Francisco fog has made its way in," says Fulk, while a large canvas by Carla Klein of clouds against a bright blue sky suggests chilly but sunnier weather. In a spatial do-si-do, working with architect Lawson Willard, Fulk moved the old kitchen and formal dining room to opposite sides of the foyer. The latter's coffered ceiling, with copper-leaf insets by Willem Racké, reflects candlelight, and beveled wall panels painted glossy hazelnut-red echo the old library walls. A Warhol portrait of Marisa Berenson and a striped canvas by Thierry Feuz add a contemporary edge, as does a coquillage chandelier presented to the owners by artist Andrew Fisher. "There's always a tension when you juxtapose old and new," says Fulk. "My clients don't care if anyone else likes it, and I don't care either, as long as my clients do. What's important is that whether there's a fancy fundraiser crowd at home or fifty teenagers singing karaoke, it works."
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New Zealand leads race for deep sea mining
By Efrosini Costa	| June 16, 2014
New Zealand has been thrown into the international spotlight as it decides whether to approve underwater mining of it's ocean floor.
If the country gives the green light for the project it would become the world's first commercial metals mine at the bottom of the sea.
The momentous decision could also have a knock on affect for other companies hoping to mine the ocean's largest natural resource of metals and minerals like copper, cobalt and magnese.
New Zealand's location places is along the outskirts of what is known as the Pacific Rim of Fire, a large series of submarine or underwater volcanoes that encircle the Pacific Ocean. Coinciding with the edges of world's main tectonic plate, the Pacific Plate, The Ring of Fire is home to almost 500 volcanoes – 75 per cent of the world's most active – hence why 90 per cent of all earthquakes occur along this line.
Estimated to be as deep as 6,000 metre below sea level, a bed of volcano 'crusts', black smoker chimneys and beds of magnese nodules the active volcanic area is like a of 'goldmine' of untapped resources that hold much promise for bordering nations like economic powers China and Japan as well as poor Pacific Island states like Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu.
In fact, the Cook Islands will put seabed exploration licenses up for bid later this year. According to geoscientists the 750,000 square kilometres of it's territorial waters are home to 10 million tonnes of mineral nodules the size of potatoes and rich in cobalt and magnese
"If only 10 percent of that resource can be recovered it will be one of the largest mineral deposits ever discovered. It is a world class mineral deposit," reads the Cook Islands National Seabed Minerals Policy.
The push to explore the ocean bed is gaining much momentum as resources on land decline and demands for metals in high tech applications grows. However, there are technological hurdles scientists fear.
"Deep sea mining is coming faster than the scientific community can monitor it," Carlos Duarte, director of the University of Western Australia's Oceans Institute, told reporters.
Trans Tasman Resources is the New Zealand company that hopes to begin iron-ore dredging off the country's west coast.
The organisation hopes to start mining as early as 2016. Trans Tasman already has a mining licence but needs marine consent from New Zealand's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – which regulates mining in the country's territorial waters – to go ahead.
But the potential impact on the sea could be the biggest hurdle standing in the way of having such a project approved.
The Trans Tasman project would consist of using a 'crawler' machine, which is likened to a giant vacuum, to cut up 11 metres of New Zealand's sea bed. Material uncovered is then pumped onto a processing plant on a ship where the iron ore is separated from the material using magnets.
While the company maintains its technology is "less destructive" than other methods, conservation groups and environmentalists want the EPA to reject the application.
"There's not enough understanding of the marine environment, what occurs out there physiologically and ecologically, to engage in this activity. We want a moratorium until we understand things better," Phil McCabe, spokesperson for Kiwis Against Seabed Mining, told reporters.
McCabe says mined sediment put back into the ocean by the company could be carried far and wide by currents in the ocean in an area where whales and dolphins are known to migrate and where fish spawn.
As the world looks on, many other companies hoping to cash in on the deep sea exploration are anxiously waiting in the wings to begin similar mining ventures.
What do you think? Should Trans Tasman be given the go ahead by New Zealand authorities? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.
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NO !!! Absolutely NO to deep sea mining both in and off shore New Zealand.
This action would cause a massive imbalance which will negatively impact New zealand shores and ocean marine life as we know it.
Our cultural heritage of life based around the ocean would be gone forever in the name of greed.
PLEASE a Petition now to the govt of NZ to stop this madness.
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#MeToo: M J Akbar did not approach court with clean hands, says Priya Ramani
New Delhi, Dec 18 (PTI) Journalist Priya Ramani Friday alleged before a Delhi court that former union minister M J Akbar did not approach the court with clean hands in his criminal defamation complaint against her.
She made the submission during the final hearing in the complaint filed by Akbar against her for allegedly defaming him by accusing him of sexual misconduct 20 years back.
Senior advocate Rebecca John, representing Ramani, said her allegations of sexual misconduct against Akbar, made in the wake of #MeToo movement in 2018, were her truth and were made in public good.
"An individual who a senior editor and a Minister at that time, was there no obligation on him to state that there were other allegations against him, that Priya Ramani was not an isolated incident...
"It seems that apart from Ramani, nobody else had made any allegations against Akbar. By then Ghazala Wahab had written about her experience. At 15 women had spoken up on Twitter," she said before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar.
She added that these women did not know each other. "The failure of Mr Akbar in mentioning the allegations by other women, and pretending that only Ramani's statement defamed him... Akbar has not come to court with clean hands and failed a fraud on the court," she said.
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